The Army Reaches Clear Sky

Before long, Dai Tianfang was the only one left on Star Luo's side.

Watching Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan approach step by step, petals dancing in his hand, terror instantly surged through Dai Tianfang's heart.

"You can't kill me! I'm a prince of the Star Luo Empire! This is the Star Luo Empire!"

Dai Tianfang roared hoarsely at Chrysanthemum Douluo, his face seemingly twisted with panic.

This was the only way he could ease the fear in his heart.

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan remained unmoved. A meaningful smile spread across his beautiful, androgynous face as he gently shook his head.

"Wrong. Spirit Hall hasn't killed any Star Luo prince. We've only killed a treacherous rebel~"

As his words fell, a golden chrysanthemum petal drifted down, taking the life of this Star Luo prince with it.

"Keep moving."

Pei An's calm voice came from within the carriage.

The soul master army entered through the city gates and continued onward.

The streets within the city were already deserted, with only many small stalls left behind in the haste of their owners' flight.

The bloody sight at the city gate had terrified the commoners. Most of them were now hiding in their homes, trembling in fear that Pei An might order a massacre.

Naturally, Pei An would not do such a thing.

He had no intention of truly tearing up relations with the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Tianfang had claimed that he had mobilized troops to block them on his own, that it had nothing to do with the Star Luo Royal Family. That made his actions no different from rebellion.

The Star Luo Royal Family could only swallow this bitter loss. They might even have to thank them publicly.

At the same time, it served as a warning to other factions harboring their own thoughts.

If they wanted to involve themselves in this matter, they had to be prepared to pay the price.

The more resolute the attitude they displayed now, the greater the price Clear Sky Sect would have to pay later.

The soul master army continued toward the Clear Sky Sect Mountain Gate.

There were no further obstructions afterward, and the journey was completely smooth.

It seemed the Star Luo Royal Family had already made its decision: swallow this bitter loss and show compromise.

Clear Sky Sect

Sect Master Tang Xiao and several elders sat in the main hall, their expressions grave as though they were waiting for something.

Outside, a man dressed in plain cloth came sprinting over, his voice hurried and frightened. "Sect Master, Elders, Spirit Hall's soul master army has arrived at the mountain gate!"

They had come in the end.

"Sect Master, it seems your Second Brother truly intends to dump all the trouble on the sect and hide away like a Turtle with a Shrunken Head himself."

Seventh Elder sneered.

Some time had passed since Spirit Hall issued its declaration of war, and nearly the entire continent already knew about it.

Yet Tang Hao had not shown himself even once. The meaning behind that was already obvious.

Tang Xiao fell silent, unable to refute him.

Though he did not truly wish for Tang Hao to appear, he still felt somewhat disappointed when Tang Hao made no move at all.

Second Brother, is this truly as Seventh Elder said?

"Enough." Great Elder slowly spoke. "There is no point in continuing to discuss Tang Hao."

"What we should be considering now is how to deal with Spirit Hall."

"Let's go. Let's meet them."

Great Elder rose from his chair, swept his sleeve, and strode out through the doors.

The other elders rose and followed him.

At last, Tang Xiao, who had remained silent all along, pressed his lips together and let out a soft sigh before finally standing and walking outside.

Just as he was about to head for the mountain gate, a gentle female voice called out, "Big Brother!"

Tang Xiao stopped and looked over, only to see a woman walking toward him.

Her features were exquisite, her skin fair. Proud as snow and frost, she carried an air of nobility and elegance with every gesture, seeming utterly out of place in Clear Sky Sect, where everyone swung massive hammers.

"Yuehua, why are you here?" Seeing her, Tang Xiao forced out a smile, trying to appear as composed as possible.

Tang Yuehua's exquisite pretty face was full of worry, her cherry lips parting slightly. "Big Brother, Spirit Hall's people are here, aren't they?"

Tang Xiao's expression stiffened, but he still feigned composure, unwilling to make his Younger Sister worry. "It's fine. So what if they're here? Big Brother has a way to deal with it, so don't worry yourself over nothing."

But Tang Yuehua was not foolish. How could she fail to see through her brother's forced ease?

"Deal with them? Is Big Brother planning to lead the sect into battle against them?"

"This time, Spirit Hall has sent more than a thousand soul masters, including at least two Title Douluo. Big Brother, do you really think we can handle them?"

For a moment, Tang Xiao did not know how to respond to Tang Yuehua's words.

Could they handle them?

Tang Xiao found it difficult to give a certain answer.

Clear Sky Sect now had only him as a Title Douluo, while Spirit Hall had already sent Chrysanthemum Douluo.

And Pei An was there as well.

Naturally, he had heard about the new Pope's battle against Sword Douluo.

Tang Xiao believed that his strength was likely not far from Sword Douluo's.

Since the new Pope had defeated Sword Douluo without much difficulty, dealing with him would not be much of a problem either.

Moreover, he could not be certain whether Spirit Hall had brought any other Title Douluo this time.

Yet even considering only the combat strength openly displayed, Clear Sky Sect still had little chance of winning.

After a long while, Tang Xiao still did not directly answer Tang Yuehua's question.

They both knew the answer in their hearts. There was no point in answering.

He merely said solemnly, "Yuehua, rest assured. Clear Sky Sect will overcome this crisis."

After saying that, Tang Xiao pushed off with the tip of his foot and flew toward the Clear Sky Sect Mountain Gate.

"Again!"

Tang Yuehua once more hated herself for being unable to cultivate. The feeling of not even having a chance to help was unbearable to her.

Biting her red lips lightly, Tang Yuehua still followed after him.

However, compared to Tang Xiao, who was at the Title Douluo level, she possessed only Ninth Rank Soul Power and could only walk normally toward the mountain gate, making her far slower.

Clear Sky Sect Mountain Gate

Spirit Hall's soul master army had already surrounded the entire mountain gate.

The Clear Sky Sect disciples looked at Spirit Hall's soul master army with both anger and fear in their hearts.

Several figures descended from the sky.

They were the elders, along with Sect Master Tang Xiao, who had followed close behind.

Tang Xiao stepped forward and looked toward the Pope's carriage at the very front of Spirit Hall's soul master army.

"Pope Pei, what does Spirit Hall intend to do today?"

"What do we intend to do?" Pei An's voice slowly came from the carriage.

"Your sect's Tang Hao committed a wrong. Since he refuses to show himself, you naturally must pay the price in his place."

Though Pei An's words were merely facts everyone had known from the beginning, they still deepened many Clear Sky Sect disciples' dissatisfaction with Tang Hao.

In their view, they had done nothing.

The only reason they had suffered this unprovoked disaster today was because of Tang Hao!

"Pope, that Bastard Tang Hao was expelled from the sect long ago. He has nothing to do with Clear Sky Sect!"

Seventh Elder ruthlessly tried to distance himself from Tang Hao.

Why should they bear the consequences of the trouble Tang Hao had caused?

However, if Pei An would accept such an explanation, Spirit Hall's soul master army would not have come here.

"You think a single expulsion can sever all ties?"

"If that were enough, wouldn't the major factions fall into complete chaos?"

From within the carriage, Pei An gave a disdainful sneer.